Our Staff

Katie Alexander
Manager
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Flint, MI
Current City: Lansing, MI

Perry Bird
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Delray Beach, FL
Current City: Washington, D.C.

President and CEO
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Current City: Bethesda, MD

Lily Bockowski
Associate
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Pawcatuck, CT
Current City: Pawcatuck, CT

Becky Carter
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Current City: Nashville, TN

Courtney Cavallo
Operations Assistant
Hometown: Endicott, NY
Current City: Silver Spring, MD

Nick Contino
Senior Director
IT
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Current City: Los Angeles, CA

Vice President
Network Advancement
Hometown: Enid, OK
Current City: Oklahoma City, OK

Ilyssa Forman
Development Associate
Hometown: Farmingville, NY
Current City: Brooklyn, NY

Vice President
Finance and Operations
Hometown: Auburn, NY
Current City: Waldorf, MD

Jerod Frenzl
Senior Manager
Systems
Hometown: Murfreesboro, TN
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Fries
Senior Manager
Affiliate Launch
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Nayara Gonzalez
Executive Assistant
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Current City: Centreville, VA

Vice President
Marketing and Communications
Hometown: Paris, France
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Emma Haydasz
Senior Manager
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Current City: Windsor, CT

Megan Hicks
Director
Enterprise Risk Management
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Current City: New Market, MD

Lindsey Johnson
Associate
AmeriCorps
Hometown: Manassas, VA
Current City: Phoenix, AZ

Shivanti Kariyawasam
Manager
Programs, Research & Impact
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Current City: La Mirada, CA

Sierra Lamb
Associate
Development
Hometown: Guyton, GA
Current City: Port Saint Lucie, FL

LaShaune Lilly
Director
Human Resources
Hometown: East Orange, NJ
Current City: Philadelphia, PA

Patricia Lovejoy
Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Chad Magaziner
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Stacy Maliff

Lisa McFall
Senior Manager
Content Marketing and Internal Communications
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Samira Payne
Director
Community Revitalization
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Milwaukee, WI

Jessie Permar Kelly
Senior Director
Federal Grants
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Current City: Marlborough, MA


Oluchi Pitts
Associate
Content Marketing and Internal Communications
Hometown: El Paso, IL
Current City: Champaign, IL

Chelsea Quenum
Director
Donor Communications
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Woodbridge, VA

Wayne Rickert
Manager
Volunteer Affiliates
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current City: Chestertown, MD

Vice President
National Programs and Impact Measurement
Hometown: Pitman, NJ
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Lars Warn
Executive Assistant
Hometown: Mount Shasta, CA
Current City: Laurel, MD

Emma Weltzer
Director
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Current City: Henderson, NV

Varya Zhigilei
Director
Individual Giving
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Current City: Charlottesville, VA